Formula 1 will discuss the “unacceptable” harassment reported by a number of fans with the AustrianGP promoter. F1
More than 50,000 Dutch fans are understood to have travelled to Austria for this weekend’s race, which will have a sell-out crowd of 105,000 on Sunday.Hamilton said that he found it “mind-blowing” fans would cheer a crash, particularly without knowing the condition of the driver.
“I'm grateful that I wasn't in hospital, and I wasn't heavily injured, but you should never cheer someone's downfall or someone's injury or crash,” Hamilton said. “It shouldn't have happened in Silverstone, even though it wasn't obviously a crash, and it shouldn't have happened here.” Verstappen was booed by fans during his interview after qualifying at Silverstone last weekend, as well as being cheered when he spun during the session.F1 boss Toto Wolff. “Fans should just put themselves in the position and that they are standing up there and they are being booed and I think that's not right for the driver, that Christian [Horner] was being booed in Silverstone.
“I don't think that's right. So hopefully we can talk sense. We love the fans, we want them to be there, we want them to be emotional and passionate, but maybe when it gets personal that shouldn't happen."
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